tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post4674045791078276999..comments2023-11-22T02:49:34.600-06:00Comments on A Librarian's Guide to Etiquette: Character, Being a libraryJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13028088897973151439noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-63170134341580441062011-01-12T20:08:22.036-06:002011-01-12T20:08:22.036-06:00that's exactly what i was thinking bingthat's exactly what i was thinking bingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-79863161032898809462009-05-18T10:48:00.000-05:002009-05-18T10:48:00.000-05:00花蓮,賞鯨,花蓮旅遊,租車,花蓮,花蓮旅遊網,花蓮,租車,花蓮租車,花蓮旅遊,花蓮旅遊,花蓮租車,花...<A HREF="http://hl-travel.web66.com.tw" REL="nofollow">花蓮</A>,<A HREF="http://hl-travel.web66.com.tw" REL="nofollow">賞鯨</A>,<A HREF="http://hl-travel.web66.com.tw" REL="nofollow">花蓮旅遊</A>,<A HREF="http://eztravel.web66.com.tw" REL="nofollow">租車</A>,<A HREF="http://eztravel.web66.com.tw" REL="nofollow">花蓮</A>,<A HREF="http://038221988.web66.com.tw" REL="nofollow">花蓮旅遊網</A>,<A HREF="http://Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-31411286903054595172008-12-13T14:47:00.000-06:002008-12-13T14:47:00.000-06:00How about the county library system director who i...How about the county library system director who is as supportive as ten year old panty hose? when I started as the director of a very small urban library, his first words were "This library does not need an MLS to run it."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-29191951668907519392008-09-23T13:26:00.000-05:002008-09-23T13:26:00.000-05:00I just stumbled upon this post, thanks to another ...I just stumbled upon this post, thanks to another library blog. The character roles are wonderfully funny and yet pretty spot-on. Here's my contribution:<BR/><BR/>The Insecure, yet uncredentialed research librarian: "I know so much, 'they' should just give me the degree." And having worked in one library for nearly 20 years certainly gives sufficient expertise to win any argument.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-71752511753507403592008-09-16T16:51:00.000-05:002008-09-16T16:51:00.000-05:00There's always the tattle-tale and depending on th...There's always the tattle-tale and depending on the library - the token male.<BR/><BR/>And then of course - the goldfish, hamster, gecko, or other resident critter that is occasionally found in the children's area.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-17569184070706783772008-09-05T15:01:00.000-05:002008-09-05T15:01:00.000-05:00I fall under the "token homosexual/overworked tech...I fall under the "token homosexual/overworked tech"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-72137969034876604242008-08-26T14:01:00.000-05:002008-08-26T14:01:00.000-05:00The stoner. Most libraries don't drug test.The stoner. Most libraries don't drug test.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-1904839223704485862008-08-26T09:57:00.000-05:002008-08-26T09:57:00.000-05:00The Socialist, Humanist, Progressive librarian wit...The Socialist, Humanist, Progressive librarian with utopian visions of changing the world via the ALA.soren fausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05820742749544618524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-63678038082688093752008-08-20T20:34:00.000-05:002008-08-20T20:34:00.000-05:00You left out 'crazy cat lady'You left out 'crazy cat lady'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-59003383158634651852008-08-16T23:22:00.000-05:002008-08-16T23:22:00.000-05:00The Bowl Hair Cut female/male Pat.The <I>Bowl Hair Cut</I> female/male Pat.maggie moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462439415973311990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-16918664418436547312008-08-13T13:06:00.000-05:002008-08-13T13:06:00.000-05:00The Reference Librarian who hates fiction so he on...The Reference Librarian who hates fiction so he only adds non-fiction unless patrons start yelling at the clerks about the lack of fiction. Then he reluctantly adds it, but only after saying that "Non-fiction is so much better."<BR/><BR/>I know, long title. Still, he beats the control freak southern belle who'd ask pages to do work they weren't suppose to do then complain when the pages were Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-2795170786600669142008-08-12T14:04:00.000-05:002008-08-12T14:04:00.000-05:00I agree with Anonymous who said "The Calendar Watc...I agree with Anonymous who said "The Calendar Watcher (counting off months till retirement)" I have worked in many different libraries for over 40 years. I am retiring in 2009 and can hardly wait. I take offensive with Anonymous who said "The Cat Lover" The only reason I don't have cat items strewn around my office is that I am a reference librarian and do not have an office.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-83165750108289208792008-08-08T21:42:00.000-05:002008-08-08T21:42:00.000-05:00I think this list is missing...The Eccentric and T...I think this list is missing...<BR/><BR/>The Eccentric <BR/><BR/>and <BR/><BR/>The "Did I tell you what Becky/Johnny/Sage/Lief did yesterday? Oh, let me tell you..." (and they proceed to tell you regardless of whether you've heard the story or notbriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14945596276192357902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-92212177831063803792008-08-08T20:04:00.000-05:002008-08-08T20:04:00.000-05:00How about the one who insists she's "Not a Stereot...How about the one who insists she's "Not a Stereotypical Librarian" Librarian? The one with tattoos and dyed hair and semi-revealing clothes?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-78958327791662781232008-08-08T10:21:00.000-05:002008-08-08T10:21:00.000-05:00oh, and depending on the size of the library they ...oh, and depending on the size of the library they can double up as being the luddite quite effectively.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-32615940551524863712008-08-08T10:19:00.000-05:002008-08-08T10:19:00.000-05:00LOLcatz addict?and every library has the 'Has been...LOLcatz addict?<BR/>and every library has the 'Has been here longer than everybody else, unbelievably scary "...person who knows everything about 'how we've always done it'..." who can never be overruled no matter how junior their position 'but of course it is <I>your decision (no matter how stupid it may be)</I>' thus rendering any attempts to manage them or change anything in the library Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-78757588505881284922008-08-07T23:44:00.000-05:002008-08-07T23:44:00.000-05:00The Drunk....the Library Director is the bane of h...The Drunk....the Library Director is the bane of his existence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-48324504267490892982008-08-05T13:49:00.000-05:002008-08-05T13:49:00.000-05:00The super nervous need to do everything now worker...The super nervous need to do everything now worker.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-33042238176156241422008-08-04T11:35:00.000-05:002008-08-04T11:35:00.000-05:00Hate to admit it, but I fall into about eight of t...Hate to admit it, but I fall into about <B>eight</B> of these categories...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-89949798591713897052008-08-02T11:41:00.000-05:002008-08-02T11:41:00.000-05:00We're all geeks with hobbies here. And passive-agg...We're all geeks with hobbies here. And passive-aggressives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-4340750846987717432008-08-01T10:49:00.000-05:002008-08-01T10:49:00.000-05:00I mean miss lily ....I mean <I> miss lily </I>....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-24434535786621187002008-08-01T10:47:00.000-05:002008-08-01T10:47:00.000-05:00Miss Lilly 11:06 AM and when these Directors/Ass D...Miss Lilly 11:06 AM and when these Directors/Ass Directors/Ref Librarians are forced to retire at 104, they keep coming back, and back, and back....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-55612808305362795912008-08-01T10:10:00.000-05:002008-08-01T10:10:00.000-05:001) The town crier (who likes to be the first on th...1) The town crier (who likes to be the first on the scene with the news)<BR/>2) The hard-luck caseHelene H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08143584956481827551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-72939565213221999522008-08-01T10:06:00.000-05:002008-08-01T10:06:00.000-05:00And of course there's the director who has worked ...And of course there's the director who has worked at the library since s/he was 16, never having worked at another Library EVER.... the scope that gives one is truly *awesome*Miss Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618769764473644926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-86771822085181306892008-07-31T16:45:00.000-05:002008-07-31T16:45:00.000-05:00I KNOW THESE PEOPLE!Unfortunatly, they don't know ...I KNOW THESE PEOPLE!<BR/>Unfortunatly, they don't know themselves :-BAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com